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Eze - lots of interest

According to todayís Sun all the big boys from the Prem are already circling around him including City, Spurs, Liverpool, Scum and the likes of Palace and Brighton.

It was inevitable but what worries me more is he only has a year left on his deal and we havenít tied him down to anything longer.

The club have to be more savvy with these youngsters. Otherwise we wonít make money and be able to rebuild.
I think we will find it extremely hard to tie him down now and will be another talent that goes for relatively nothing in todayís market unless they act very quickly.

Only thing I would accept for him (Because every player has a price) is £8m+ with 15-20% Sell on clause.

"What stats allow you to do is not take things at face value. The idea that I trust my eyes more than the stats, I just don't buy that because I've seen magicians pull rabbits out of hats and I know I just know that rabbit's not in there." - Billy Beane

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Need to identify these top talents earlier and tie them up to long contracts but that is tough to do. What would people say if Eze had a 5 year contract and turned out to be pony? It's not easy. Saying that, as soon as he broke through we should've been looking to extend.

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One of those things I'm afraid. You tie a player down to a long deal and he doesn't live up to expectations, you're lumbered with them. Don't tie them down and you run the risk of losing them on the cheap.

For what it's worth, I think he's best served having a season or 2 with us and learning his trade. Doesn't mean it will happen though!